250 villages cut off by heavy snowfall in Turkey

Snow removal in Turkey.

In Hozat and Ovacik snowfall exceeded half a meter (20 inches), says this article on gercekgundem.com. And there is 20 cm (8 inches) of snow in the city center of Pülümür.

Normal life in Tunceli is stopped

Due to the increasing snowfall during the night in Tunceli, the Tunceli-Pülümür and Tunceli-Erzincan highways remained closed to traffic due to the dozens of vehicles stuck on the road.

A large number of machines were sent to the area to open roads. Meanwhile, Tunceli-Hozat, it was learned that the Tunceli-Ovacik road transport in closed due to snow.

About 250 villages are cut off.

Heavy snowfall in Turkey

Due to intensive heavy snowfall in Kayseri the Kayseri-Malatya road was closed for transportation.

Police teams that do not allow the passage of vehicles on the highway.

Snow removal and salting operations continue in order to avoid more disruption in transportation.

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